John R. Reid
Houston, Harris County, Texas
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, 1839. A member of the Congress of the Republic, 1840-1841. Died in Huston, December 25, 1841, and was buried under the auspices of Holland (Masonic) Lodge No. 1.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
John R. Reid served the young Republic of Texas at its highest levels, sitting as an Associate Justice of its Supreme Court in 1839 and as a member of its Congress in 1840 and 1841. He died in Houston on Christmas Day of 1841 and was buried under the auspices of Holland Lodge No. 1, the pioneering Masonic lodge of Texas. His brief public life unfolded during the Republic's earliest years of self-government.
Why it matters
Reid was among the handful of jurists and legislators who built the legal foundations of an independent Texas before it joined the United States.
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